I tighten my right arm around the cheetah’s neck. He has a deep purr, like a Harley-Davidson heard cruising along two blocks away. I try not to think of his teeth and claws, but his …
October 15, 1998
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San Diego Zoo animals get emotional support
Poet Stephen Dobyns hires escort and takes her to reading at D.G. Wills in La Jolla
The woman is sexy but very classy. She is tall, about five feet nine, with tousled brown hair. Her skirt and tight white blouse show off her figure in a way to bring about cardiac …
August 6, 1998
UCAN's CyberCop vs.Oceanside's TechnoSearch
The names and ages of your spouse and children. What kind of car you drive. The value of your house and how much you pay in taxes on it.
September 11, 1997
Balboa Park museums do surgery on masterpieces
Bringing new life to half-eaten breakfasts.
January 16, 1997
Coronado lifeguards on the other side of the beach
“You play games in the winter. You see how long you can drive the truck without stopping. You close the truck windows and turn on the heat full blast. The first one to open the windows loses.”
August 15, 1996
Bad news from the Tijuana estuary
“They can be clumsy mothers. We’ve got videotapes of the mothers knocking the eggs out of the nest and sending them tumbling down the cliff.” Videos also show the mothers jumping up and down on their eggs.
September 28, 1995
Alcoholics Anonymous meet in San Diego
AA has been swamped by people sent to the program by courts: people arrest for drunk driving or other alcohol-related crimes.
June 29, 1995